Spencer Owens & Co.How well has Spencer Owens done in its diversity efforts? How well are they doing now? As of 1995, Spencer Owens was considered as having one of the most diverse staff in their industry of foreign and economic development. Not only was 50% of staff women, but also 30% of the firm were people of color. The leaders of the corporation committed themselves to hiring and promoting a diverse staff. From an outside point of view, Spencer Owens seemed to be pioneers of embracing a diverse workforce. However, internal issues quickly escalated because of racial tension in the office, causing senior management to question the current organizational structure. A survey was issued to senior management, program staff and the support staff to identify gaps in their affirmative action program. To the company’s dismay, there were many racial issues and discrimination among all three groups. The survey addressed the commitment to the mission, quality of race relations, discrimination, prejudice and attitudes towards diversity policies. Most of the organization was fully aligned with working for the company because they believed in the mission and values. However, the percentages differed drastically when addressing race relations and discrimination. When the question concerning pleasing black staff was asked, it seemed senior management was in agreement that Spencer Owens could not please their black staff no matter what the effort, although program and support staff do not agree to the same extent.

Why is the firm now having trouble? What is the root cause (or causes)? The issue of race relations at Spencer Owens was highlighted when the new executive director, Agnes Richards, fired an African-American manager in Human Resources. The employees were quick to jump to conclusions and make the firing a racial discrimination case. Although this was not the true root cause, it was the situation that caused the employees to feel discriminated against and comfortable enough to speak out against it. This example enabled the leaders at Spencer Owens to realize they needed to take action. Although the company took all opportunities to embrace diversity and promote within, it seemed that the employees did not see it as a fair nor effective means to running a business. Much work needs to be done from senior management level down in order to conquer the resistance that had been building within the teams. A reason for the resentment of employees at Spencer Owens could stem from the fact the company made such a vocal point of addressing diversity. To further exemplify the point, the company could have been damaging its own reputation by boasting about having the most diverse staff in its industry. It divides the corporation by making the specific distinction between different racial groups. Mike

Cityside Financial ServicesBasically, the company hired a large amount of minority workers and seemingly gave them the same positions and advancement opportunities, which worked in the beginning. However, as time went on the two departments which comprised the sales division were essentially segregated; one was mainly black and the other was mainly white. I hope these answers help in answering the later questions.

How well has the Sales Division at Cityside done in its diversity efforts? How well are they doing now? Initially, Cityside did great in its efforts to establish a diverse workforce. The company was able to achieve a relatively high percentage of minority employees in all levels of its corporate hierarchy, and everyone was presented with the same advancement opportunities. It appeared that employees were very satisfied with this corporate structure, and the company gained a great reputation for its diverse and multicultural staff. Currently, as far as maintaining a diverse workforce, the company is still doing great. However, the way that diversity was handled has led to some serious issues for...

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Wilfred Owens collection of letters and poetry can be seen as incredibly insightful accounts of the experiences of war. Owens dramatic personal transformation is evident in the evolution of his writing due his surrounding influences such as Sassoon, and his experiences with war, and it is in this change of writing we witness the way in which war and its barbaric conditions can utterly transform a man. It is this notion which Owen attempts to convey through his writing, and the accumulation of personal experiences translated into imagery, and language devices and techniques such as alliteration, onomatopoeia and personification is what expresses the truly abominable and melancholic nature of war.
A common theme which runs throughout Owens pieces are the descriptions and references to the physical conditions and environments of war that made it so frenetic and clamorous. Owen uses oxymorons such as “ a waterfall of slime” in Dulce et Decorum Est, to provide the reader with something relatable, which we view as pure and free, and contaminates it with the foul effects of war in order to provide us some basis of beginning to understand the conditions of war. Whilst Owen makes clear that no person can truly appreciate the futility of war unless they experienced it first hand, he attempts to put a...

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Wilfred Owen’s poetry was aimed to raise awareness of the harsh reality of war. Through his poetry he wanted to show people that there is nothing good about war, it is not an exciting adventure but rather just a waste of life. Through his own experiences on the front line he wanted to teach his audience the truth about war. In his poems “Anthem for Doomed Youth” and “Disabled” he talks about waste of young lives at war, physical and emotional pain and suffering people who enter the war go through, as well as soldiers not receiving proper funeral ceremonies they deserve.
The poem “Anthem for Doomed Youth” focuses on loss of young lives and the fact that they don’t receive proper funeral rites they deserve. The title itself explores the idea of young lives being in danger. The words “Anthem” “Doomed” and “Youth” are juxtaposed to highlight the brutality of war. The word “Youth” normally depicts the happiness of youth but it is placed next to word “Doomed” meaning they are bound for bad destiny. The title is very ironic as Anthems are normally associated with celebrations, but the war and loss of soldiers’ lives is anything but a celebration.
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...<b>1. Within each text the setting plays an important part. How do both Stone and Owen convey the setting and the conditions the men faced? (Don't forget you must refer to specific lines and poetic/film, techniques)</b>
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<br>"Gas! Gas! Quick. Boys! An ecstasy of fumbling,
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It is clear to me that the themes of these poems are both talking about war. The poem Cummings wrote is a satire on political arrogance and uses the exploitation of patriotism to justify conflict. This poem takes on the form of a sonnet and uses little punctuation. I noticed Cummings used all lowercase lettering for the poem and unusual grammar. There are also two voices one being of the first person politician and the second voice being a third person observer. Owens poem is known for its horrific imagery and condemnation of war. Owens poem is also understood to be two sonnets strung together, or the combination of two sonnets.
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Wilfred Owen’ s poem “Disabled” was written during his four-month stay at Craiglock-
hart Hospital in 1917. The poem eloquently depicts the disassociation and detachment from self
and society felt by this solider who has become disabled. Owen uses the term “queer” to show
that the soldier’ s losses have made his body alien. These injuries have also removed his social
masculinity.
As I read the poetry of Wilfred Owen, I was often disheartened by his realistic depictions
of military combat. For the poet, the condition of shell shock from which he was suffering during
his stay at Craiglockhart Hospital was an important physical and poetic position for his writing.
Owen wrote in opposition to the war and yet supported the men he served with his poetry by
bringing the discomfort and horror of war to the eyes of the public. Disabled is one of the poems
written during his period at Craiglockhart that develops the disassociation and detachment from
self and society felt by most soldiers.
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the loss of the soldier’ s legs. In response to the recognition the soldier receives from the
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ease.” The implications of this line manifests that the injuries of this war have made the male
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M&amp;S is one of the leading retailers in the UK, tracing its history back to 1884 when Michael Marks opened a stall in Leeds market. Thomas Spencer joined him in 1894 and both created Marks and Spencer. M&amp;S has 703 stores in the UK with over 76,000 employees and over 360 wholly-owned, partly-owned, or franchised stores in 42 territories around the globe, which accounts for 10% of the Groups revenue. M&amp;S sells high quality, exceptional value clothes and food products as well as home products such as electronics, furniture. They also added homeware in 2000.
Primarily all of M&amp;S goods were British made, however the retailer faced more challenging times, especially in the last decade and found it hard to compete with other supermarkets and retailers, this caused them to outsource to cheaper labour countries in Asia such as China and India.
Marks and Spencer is the largest UK clothing retailer with a market share of 11.7% selling high quality, good value clothes for everyone. It also has a market share of 27.1% for lingerie which makes them leaders in womenswear in UK.
51% of their revenue comes from groceries with market share of 3.9%, the remaining 49% of the revenue comes from clothing and homeware. M&amp;S was the first retailer in the UK to produce a pre-tax profit of £1 billion.
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